The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) team spent a week in sunny Los Angeles spreading awareness of its mission at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) annual meeting. The goal of the meeting is to provide a place for people in the cell and gene therapy field to learn from the … Continue reading CIRM team shines at ASGCT annual meeting in sunny Los Angeles
Month: May 2023
Apply now! Translational research funding, applications due June 13th
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is pleased to announce the next round of funding opportunities for Translational (TRAN) research projects. Click here to access the Program Announcement. The objective of this program is to fund promising stem cell-based and gene therapy projects that accelerate completion of translational stage activities necessary for advancement to clinical study or broad … Continue reading Apply now! Translational research funding, applications due June 13th
How CIRM-funded research is bringing a lifesaving gene therapy to a 5-year-old
For her first year of life, Seersha Sulack stayed mostly in her bedroom because something as simple as a common cold could have killed her. The five-year-old was born with ADA-SCID, a condition so rare that only eight babies a year are born with it in the United States. Now, thanks to the work of … Continue reading How CIRM-funded research is bringing a lifesaving gene therapy to a 5-year-old